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?Leeds United plc, the holding company of Leeds United Football Club, this week told the London Stock Exchange that it faced going into administration after the near breakdown of negotiations with its creditors, including the holders of its £60m securitisation. "After a long period of constructive discussions, negotiations have failed to reach a satisfactory conclusion," the club said in a statement. "If the negotiations are unsuccessful, the directors may be forced to seek the protection of an administration order."

? ING Bank this week priced a junior tranche from Moon Synthetic Ltd, its first term balance sheet collateralised loan obligation, with joint bookrunner Citigroup.

? The embattled Italian lease securitisation sector should receive a welcome boost today (Friday) when Banca Italease prices its Eu408m securitisation of leases.

? Another Portuguese consumer finance deal ran into trouble this week, when Fitch reported that Banif had been obliged to top up the reserve fund of its Eu1m Atlantes Finance No 2 deal to prevent a downgrade.

? Deutsche Bank is to return to its HAUS programme after a three year absence.

Fin-Eco Banca, part of Capitalia, this week completed the inaugural issue from its new mortgage master trust, bringing a new name to the Italian MBS market.

? RBC Capital Markets and Morgan Stanley decided last Friday to postpone launching the £0m PFI bond for Colchester Garrison until January, as loose ends in the documentation were unlikely to be finalised in time for a launch this year.

Crédit Agricole Indosuez this week launched two synthetic CDOs of ABS from its ABSolute and Triplas series.

? The saga of Network Rail's long awaited securitisation took another turn this week when Tom Winsor, the UK's rail regulator, and the Strategic Rail Authority clashed over financing plans.

? ABN Amro will today (Friday) begin roadshowing the first term RMBS from Belgium for five years, offering investors strong collateral and diversity.

? Dublin-based investment manager Avoca Capital Holdings Ltd this week launched its first collateralised loan obligation, a little over a year after it was set up by a breakaway group from AIB Capital Markets' acquisition finance team.

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